John gosling



No. 608,366. Patented Aug. 2, I898.

J. GUSLING'.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,366, dated August 2, 1898. Application filed A ril 1 ,1398, Serial No. 677,302. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN GOSLING, a citi-. zen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Seats, of which the following is a specification, reference being had 'to'the accompany ing drawings, forming part of the same, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my device, represented as in place in a window, only portions of which are shown. Fig. 2 is a similar view of such'device in the position it occupies when it is being put in place or being removed, but is almost in place. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of said device when closed up and ready for transportation. Fig. at is a sectional view of the same on lines 4: 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of part of a closed seat, slightly modified. Fig. 6 shows the seat of Fig. 5 opened. Fig. 7 represents a modification in which the seat is fixedly pivoted to the back and hinged intermediate that and the frame. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of another modification, shown named device as it appears when beingclosed.

This invention relates to window-seats; and it consists in the devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

My intent in devising thisseat has been to produce one that could be readily put in place or removed, would be entirely safe when in place, and more especially one that couldnot be used without first being so arranged that it would be safe, and said latter feature is one of the main noveltiesofthis apparatus. I have made it a folding devicethat it might be easily shifted from place and stored in small space when not in use, and in making it so I have still so combined the parts as to retain the safety features.

F is the main frame, usually composed of uprights U and cross-bars C of such alength as to extend below the sill of a window and above the line of the meeting-rail of the sash and preferably such a width as will be within that of the window-opening. To this frame I pivot a back B, composed of uprights b b and cross-bars c c, or it might be one broad piece, but as arranged is lighter and stronger.

The connecting-rods R are preferably pivotmay draw the sash well down in order to clean the panes, (which he could not do if the inner ends were pivoted much above said level,) and that at the same time the back may be well supported, which it would not be if the rods were not attached well above the level of their inner pivots. A cross-bar C preferablyrounded, is arranged to come just at or above the inner edge of thesill, and brackets A may also be provided to extend over the sill and hold the frame from slipping down, or said cross-bar C may be arranged to accomplish that purpose, in which event it should be, as shown, secured to the outer side of the frame.

S, the seat proper, is pivoted, preferably, to the inner sides of frame F and made of such width that it may when turned up lie within such frame, and thus be more out of the way. As shown, it consists of a suitablyshaped board S, held by two rods R, and to hold the seat and back firmly in position I 8, and thus hold the back and seat together against longitudinal movement to or from the windows.

The result is plain. First the device may be shut up into small compass, as shown in Fig. 3. The seat and its rods lie in between the uprights U, and the back, controlled by This also makes it easier to sit well out on the seat.

rods R and always in an upright position,

comes up flush with said uprights, when a hook and eye j 7t readily secure and hold them in their closed position. \Vhen to be used, the window is opened, the frame adjusted, with brackets A on the sill and the uprights against the sash, and the hook is disengaged. The back and seat at once fall out in position, the notches 72 engage the holding-pieces 7i, and theboard rests upon the lugs l, and the device is ready for use. To insure that the lower ends of uprights I) Z) do not swing out too far, chains or cords (Z may be employed. It will be noticed that the back does not need to be turned up in position after the seat is placed, also that as the seat unopened closes the space through which the body of the person about to use the apparatus must pass it must be pushed out to permit such passage. The back must fall out, so that no forgetfuluess on the part of the operator can result in his getting out of the window before the parts are in proper and safe position. If either the seat or back were to be adjusted after the rods swing out, one might first get out and an accident occur, because of the neglect to first arrange all the parts as they should be. The pivoting of the back, as described, is a main feature in this connection.

As a further insurance I may add an e11- gaging device, such as E, which is an arm extending inward from the upright bar of the back and having an inwardly-reaching iinger,preferab1y provided with a roller,which lies over and against the upper side of board S or its connecting-rod, as seen in Fig. Then when the back or the seat is pushed outward this engaging device will insure the proper relative movement of the other members of the combination, drawing the seat out if the back be pushed or holding the back and seat close together if the seat be pushed till such time as notches n and holding-pieces h properly engage each other, the turning of the seat being readily permitted if the pivot of arm E be located as high as the thickness of seat S above its intended resting-place or a little higher to permit easy engagement of the notches and lugs, as shown in Fig. 6. I may also secure this result by pivoting the outer end of the seat fixedly to the back, as shown in Fig. 7, in which eventI joint and hinge the seat to permit the ready and easy closing of the device,the long part when closed resting between the uprights U and the short part between the rails i) Z or, if joints are objectionable, I can arrange for the folding by permitting the pivots 1 to run in. grooves g in the rails I) K as seen in Figs. 8 and 9, in which event I prefer to locate the point of pivot below the level of the seat in order that when folded up it may still lie within the line of the frame. A snap-catch I would also best be provided to insure that the rods R may assist in holding the seat in position if the sill should be short. Such a catch might be also applied to the other forms of devices at the lug of Fig. 1 or at the hinge of Fig. '7.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a window-seat of a frame adapted to reach across a window-opening and be sustained therein, an upright back pivoted thereto and provided with an engaging device and a seat also pivoted to said frame and provided with an engaging device, adapted to engage the device of the back, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination in a windowseat of a frame adapted to reach across a window-opening and be sustained therein, a back pivoted thereto by rods the inner ends of which are secured to the frame at or near the sill-level and the outer ends of which are secured to said back at points above said inner points of pivoting and a seat arranged substantially as set forth, all substantially as set forth.

3. In a window-seat, a frame adapted to reach across a window-opening, a support socured to said frame and adapted to rest upon the sill, an upright back, rods pivoted to said back and to said frame, a seat pivoted to swing inside the back and within the frame, an engaging device upon the seat, an engaging device upon the back adapted to be engaged by that upon the seat, and a scat-support secured to the back, all combined substantially as set forth.

4. In a window-seat, a frame adapted to reach across a window-opening, support sccured to said frame and adapted to rest upon the sill, an upright back, rods pivoted to said back and to said frame, a seat pivoted to swing inside the back and within the frame, an engaging device upon the seat, an engaging device upon the back adapted to be engaged by that upon the seat, and a seat-support secured to the back, and a controllingfin gcr adapted to insure proper relative movement of the back and seat, all combined substantially as set forth.

5. In a window-seat, a frame adapted to reach across a window-openin g, a support socured to said frame and adapted to rest upon the sill, an upright back, rods pivoted to said back and to said frame, a seat pivoted to swing inside the back and within the frame, notches in the seat and lugs upon the back adapted to engage each other, and a seat-support secured to the back, all combined substantially as set forth.

(3. I11 a window-seat, a frame adapted to reach across a window-opening, a support secured to said frame and adapted to rest upon the sill, an upright back, rods pivoted to said back and to said frame, the inner pivots being below the level of the outer pivots as described, a seat pivoted to swing inside the back and within the frame, an engaging device upon the seat, an engaging device upon the back adapted to be engaged by that upon the seat,

and a seat-support secured to the back, all a catch adapted to hold them in engagement, 10

combined substantially as set forth.

7. lhe combination in a Window-seat of a frame adapted to reach across a window-openin g and be sustained therein, an upright back pivoted thereto and provided With an engaging device and a seat also pivoted to said frame and provided with an engaging device, adapted to engage the device of the back, and

all substantially as set forth.

Signed atNeW York city, in the-county of New York and State of New York, this 8th day of April, A. D; 1898.

JOHN GOSLING.

\Vitnesses:

A. G. N. VERMILYA, EDWARD SPEYER. 

